Category Archives: Storage
Top 10 Foods Every Family Must Store To Survive A Food Crisis
It all happens so fast.
Within a few minutes our lives are can be changed forever. Thrown into turmoil. Turned upside down in the blink of an eye.Clouds rush in from out of nowhere. Winds quickly pick up to a terrifying speed. Torrential rain whips down and rapidly causes flash floods.We never know what Mother Nature is going to send our way. You can’t stop a massive storm from hammering down your door, but you can be prepared. read more
Best Place To Store Your Food Supply If In The Basement
If you are storing your emergency food supply in the basement (or garage?) or other such similar place, here is a tip which might help avoid some problems…
Store your food supply at least 3 to 6 inches off the ground, and away from walls.
This helps ensure that your food supply remains safe from rodents, insects, and moisture. read more
Five Powdered Foods Worth Storing
3 Natural Recipes for Household and Beauty Products
FOOD PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES: LEARN HOW TO PICKLE
I am not an enthusiastic cucumber pickle eater. I pretty much like two kinds: bread-and-butter pickles made into a relish to eat with hamburgers and hot dogs and little sour cornichons to eat with pâté. However, there are many dishes I eat that call for vinegar, as in sausages with cauliflower, and so there was a certain logic in preparing pickled cauliflower: Having it on hand meant that instead of adding vinegar when cooking the sausages and then blanching the cauliflower and adding it as well, I could simply dump the contents of my jar over the browned sausage and be done. read moreWhy Have Food Storage?
5 Affordable Steps You Can Take to be More Prepared
Oh, if I only had a million dollars I could purchase everything I think I could need if the grid went down for good. I tell myself that sometimes when I am driving around thinking about everything still to be done and I guess that I use that as an excuse for any shortcomings in my plan. Taking steps to be more prepared when you start to plan for a lot of contingencies can quickly start hitting the wallet and if you aren’t careful your new found hobby of urgent acquisition of survival gear and supplies can hurt your finances and possibly your relationship with your spouse. read more
Top 5 Things NOT To Hoard
Talking to some survivalist friends, I realised that every one of us had filled our pantries with at least one useless item. Two of my friends were actually quite upset at the end of our meeting, when they realised half their pantry is taken up by items they may never use. They`re just beginners and they`ll work it out in time, but the money they`ve wasted is not coming back. read more
Store Veggies for Long Term Survival
You cannot imagine how comforting it is to have fresh produce in hard times. But sometimes your garden just isn’t ready when you need it, or your availability to fresh produce isn’t ideal. The thing is this though: fresh produce isn’t meant to stay fresh for very long. You’re usuallyleft holding the bag if you want some good produce during a food shortage, societal breakdown or a major event. It’s not that difficult though, to get a good mix of veggies in your diet. read more
